Pan-lifter



(No Model.)

0. S. ROSE.

PAN LIFTER.

No. 580,900. Patent edApInZO, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. ROSE, OF BROOKHAVEN, NE? YORK.

PAN-LIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,900, dated April20, 1897.

Application filed May 16, 1896.

T0 aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. ROSE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brookhaven, in the county of Suffolk and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pan-Lifters and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same. This inventionrelates to certain new and useful improvements in' panlifters; and ithas for its object, among others, to provide a simple and cheap deviceso constructed as to lift pans, pots, and kettles and the like, andwhich, after the same has been engaged thereby, may be moved so that thesame cannot be accidentally disengaged therefrom, but will be securelyheld thereby. It is provided with means for receiving a wire-edge or athick edge, and also with provision for preventing the pan or otherarticle from going up beyond the slot.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claims.

The invention in this instance residesin the peculiarities ofconstruction and the novel combinations, arrangement, and adaptation ofparts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings,and then particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure l is an elevation of the improveddevice. Fig. 2 is a View showing its application to a pan. Fig. 3 is asectional view of the same.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring now to the details of the draw- Serial No. 591,838. (Nomodel.)

imity to its pivot upon the under side it is formed with the notch E,adapted to receive a projection on the shank of the jaw F, as shown. Tothe other end of this arm or plate D are secured the parallel arms G,between which is pivoted, as at h, the arm or plate H, which has at itsfree end the roughened or serrated portion or jaw or clamp I, adjacentto which is the shoulder or sharp edge J to hold onto a wire-edge of akettle with a very small projection.

K is a narrow inclined slot formed of greater depth to receive a thickor wide projecting edge.

L is a projection or log to prevent pans from getting or going up beyondthe slot, and this projection or lug is received in the notchE when thejaws are in their closed position.

The jaw or clamp I is provided with the depending rounded portion oredge M, which is adapted to form a fulcrum 011 which the same isdesigned to turn when pressed down by the handle, thus making a perfectlock that nothing can be wrenched from the grasp of nor accidentallydisplaced from.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What is claimed as new is 1. The combination with the handle and thearms, of the arm pivoted thereon and having a notch and a jaw, and thejaw pivotally supported therefrom and having a slot and aprojectionfitted to said notch, substantially as specified.

2. The device described, consisting of the handle, the arms extendingtherefrom, the arm pivotally mounted between the arms and having a jawand a notch,-and a second arm pivotally supported from thelast-mentioned arm and having a rounded depending face and a slot with adeeper slot extending therefrom and an upwardly-extending projection,

ings by letter, A designates the handle portion, which may be of anysuitable material and length. 13 are parallel arms secured thereto nearone end in any suitable manner, although they may in some instances beintegral therewith. Pivotally mounted between the outer ends of thesearms, as at O, is the arm or plate D, which has a portion d roughened orserrated, as shown, and in proxsu lostantially as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony whereof I have signed this.

specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

CHARLES S. ROSE. Witnesses FORREST P. REEVE, JAooB L. VALENTINE.

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